"I'm getting close," Mallett said. "There's no magic potion. I'm trying to get better every day. We'll see how it goes."

The Texans have been talked about as a team that needs to upgrade at the quarterback position this offseason. However, coach Bill O'Brien wants Mallett back in the fold as an option to start in 2015. Mallett is going to hit free agency when the new league year begins if he is not re-signed by Houston before then.

Texans GM Smith: 'We're hopeful we get free agent Ryan Mallett back'

by Igor Mello | CBSSports.com

(2/19/15) Texans general manager Rick Smith said during his combine presser on Thursday that the team must get free agent Ryan Mallett under contract before they begin evaluating the quarterback position.

"We're hopeful we get him back," Smith said.

Smith noted that it's “apparent he picked up several leadership traits that were impressive” playing behind Tom Brady in New England, per the Boston Globe.

Texans acquired Ryan Mallett from the Patriots for a 2015 sixth-round pick back before the start of the 2014 season. Mallett had his season cut short after he suffered a torn pectoral muscle in November. He completed 41 of 75 passes for 400 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions in two starts.

Lewis was signed to the 53-man active roster on Nov. 26, when Mallett landed on injured reserve with a torn pectoral muscle. He was the No. 3 quarterback on the depth chart entering Sunday's game against Indianapolis before Fitzpatrick went down with a season-ending injury. Second-stringer Tom Savage took over for Fitzpatrick but hurt his knee late in the game. As a result, the team signed Case Keenum on Sunday night, who played eight games in 2013 with the Texans and is familiar with the offensive.

"He'd been in our system not long ago," O'Brien said of Keenum, per the Houston Chronicle. "A lot of the things we're doing are what we were doing. He's a bright guy."

Texans place QB Ryan Mallett on IR

by Marty Gitlin | CBSSports.com

(11/26/14) A torn right pectoral muscle has landed Texans quarterback Ryan Mallett on IR. The move confirms reports that he would be out for the year after sustaining the injury Sunday against Cincinnati.

Mallett finishes the year having completed 41 of 75 passes for 400 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions in two starts. He did not throw a pass in any other game.

Ryan Mallett will remain the No. 2 quarterback in New England behind Tom Brady. Mallett isn't expected to see the field much as long as Brady is healthy. Don't draft Mallett in the majority of standard leagues, but he is worth drafting in deep dynasty/keeper leagues since he's a free agent after this year and will likely seek a starting job elsewhere. The Patriots drafted Jimmy Garoppolo in the second round of the NFL Draft, and he will likely replace Mallett as the No. 2 quarterback behind Brady in 2015. Mallet's Fantasy value lies in future formats and not in re-draft leagues.
(Updated 5/8/14)